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guide dogs

  • 24-01-2013 10:44pm
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    cena
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    What is involed in trainning these dogs. Would i get paid if i wanted to train a guide dog.

    Its just I seen a guy trainning a guide dog in dunnes today and i thought it was pretty cool.


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  • #2
    tk123
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    cena wrote: »
    What is involed in trainning these dogs. Would i get paid if i wanted to train a guide dog.

    Its just I seen a guy trainning a guide dog in dunnes today and i thought it was pretty cool.

    Do you mean taking a pup on / puppy walking? It's done on a voluntary basis with food and vets bills provided.
    http://www.guidedogs.ie/iopen24/-t-45_277_278.html?osCsid=934c4e49dd55fead3464acfbb5a6bf5d


  • #3
    cena
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    ya that. The only thing i would find hard is giving the dog up after the year. We have an 11yr old lab already


  • #4
    tk123
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    I know somebody doing it atm - their 2nd time. They're very much in the mindset that he isn't their dog and that he'll be going away etc - and always have been. If you're on FB like some of the different organisation's pages - seeing a disabled child standing up beside their new assistance dog really hit home for me that the sacrifice of giving the dog back after the 12-18 months is pretty small in comparison to the difference it would make to the child's life. I'd do it in a heartbeat - trying to convince everyone else in the house atm lol! I have a different organisation from guide dogs in mind that imo would be a better fit for us in regards to their training methods..


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